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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1948
Page
13
A Health Dept mobile clinic visits numerous remote goldfield settlements to immunise children against diphtheria. The piece argues country towns should have the same health facilities as cities and stresses timely reminders and up to date methods to reduce vaccine preventable illness.
Banana growers in Colombia’s Santa Marta area prepare to use Bell helicopter dusting to combat sigatoka. Industrial y Fratera Colombiana will operate the service, night spraying adheres better to leaves, and pilots are certified for night flight.
An American paper cites London speculation that Princess Elizabeth could be pregnant by year end. Genealogists review royal history and find no recorded twin births in a thousand years. Experts say male twins might claim the throne equally, but the firstborn twin would likely inherit.
A witty observer recalls a small act of kindness on a bus. A man named Brown jokes about his son and describes the boy pointing out an empty seat to an elderly woman, leading to a lighthearted race for the spot.
In Milan a Bachelor’s Club spread panic when its Leap Year oath to avoid marriage split after its president secretly wed. Dinners featured anti marriage rhetoric until a public raid at the headquarters cafe sparked a brawl and police intervention. The club dissolved, while Worcester’s Bachelor Service jewelry shop blamed a lack of bachelors.
A fragment describes a shopper asking for a small folding stool to sit on while standing in line. It echoes mothers’ cheerful wisdom about fears and care, mentioning winter months and trusting in treatment.
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